Ely, Charles A., 1963-1964
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Charles A. Ely 1963, December 8 16 1350 - Fairy Tern ? 1 S could have been Wedge-tailed Tropicbird 1410 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 SE 1458 - " " 1 NE 1628 - Harcourt's Storm Petrel 1 SE 1657 - Masked Booby 2 NE Coll. 1710 - Laysan Albatross ? 1 NE 1710 - Masked Booby 1 NE 1852 - Wedgetail 1 SW 1910 - Bird watch secured Laysan Albatross 1710 --"Not positive but I think I saw a strongly hooked beak. Black tail, wings, and back; rump white and head white, white below. Flew low to H2O with few wing beats. Joined by masked booby (imm.) but too far out by that time." CAE. (13° 41.0' N - 171° 00.0 W) Sula dactylatra - FN0440 collected by Bob Fleet from YAG 39 at 1657. Female - ovary 14 by 5 mm.; weight 1894 gm. heavy fat. Data by King; skin by Ely. Soft part colors - iris pale yellow. Bill pale yellow (grayish-white cae) fading to gray (dark cae) at base. gular, flesh around eye and base of bill dark gray. gape gray. legs and feet gray. Molt -- wing feathers new; tail - 18 old; Λ8 - 1/2 full length. Small amount of body molt.